Help to Find the right Asics. Flat foot underpronate

Im new here and my first post. I was advised this is the best place to get some feedback.

I have just started running like a few months and im having strange issue and after surfing a bit have got myself confused too.

I am flat footer low arch. Last year i bought my Asics the Gel foundation 10.Since the guy said you are flat foot and this is the best and so i took it being it my first pair of asics. After few runs i noticed i was feeling too tired, sluggish and shoe felt heavy. So I did some research recently on pronation and stuff. I would like to mention although i'm flat footed i see the outer side of my heel more used in both shoes and other casual shoes too. Does it mean i underpronate /supinate or am i over pronated. Yes i did a home test and notice i am a flat footer.

Can someone tell me what shoes should i go in for. The Asics here in my country doesn't really have the best professionals that's for sure. I was told in to wear Asics Hyper 33 or Kayano 19.But i still wanted to check here first. They have a standard way of sale and push you any shoe they are in bulk in of that particular foot. that's what i assume. We also don't have the best range here so i will be getting my pair from ebay.

I have been contemplating between the GT 2000 or the Gel Nimbus 15. I could be wrong. Need some help from the professionals Thank you.

Without seeing you run, no one can say for sure what shoe would be best for you. In fact, even watching you run isn't necessarily enough to say which shoe would be best.

That said, flat-footed runners are usually assumed to be overpronators, and thus are offered stability or motion control shoes (the Kayana and Foundation are examples). But not all flat footed runners are overpronators.

You say the outer heel of the shoe shows wear, right? Where is the front of the shoe wearing?

The GT 2000 is a stability shoe. The Nimbus is a neutral shoe. Which one is right for you? It's hard to say.

If you are an underpronator (sometimes called a supinator) you will likely want a neutral shoe. The Nimbus might be a good choice. If you want to consider a Brooks shoe, the Dyad is specifically designed as a neutral shoe for underpronators.

Most people have wear on the outside corner of the heel. Duck916 summed up the main points.

As a point of reference; my wife is flat footed and has done well with the GT2160, 2170 and now the GT2000. She also adds Green Superfeet inserts. In the past she has worn the Foundation and Evolution but they are pretty clunky (and expensive), which you seem to be finding out for yourself.

My preference is to go for the lightest shoe that provides the structure and/or cushioning you currently need. After that the choice between brands typically comes down to fit, at least that's what I've found. YMMV.

I'm also flat footed and underpronate. My shoes show all their wear along the outside edge, from about midfoot forward to the toes. Zero wear at the heel, even after 200 miles! And that's even though my feet are flat as pancakes. They look like medical educational materials about patients with ruptured PT tendons and COMPLETELY fallen arches. But, hey, whatever...! It's possible, and you might very well be in that boat too.

As for your initial question, I do very well with Asics Gel-DS Trainers (18) and have recently switched to Asics Gel-Cumulus (15) for the long miles. I've been running in the DS-Trainers for something like 1,000+ miles now with no problems, and I've got nearly 80 miles in the Cumulus now, and still going strong.

Might want to give one of those shoes a try. The DS-Trainers aren't overly expensive on runningwarehouse.com, and they're getting ready to release the update (model 19) for 2014, but it's reviewed to be the exact same underfoot construction and feel.